Improved cab-couplim



PA'TENTED OCT. 6, 1868.

H. 0. GLASGOW. CAR COUPLING.

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Letters Patent Nb. 82,707 dated October 6, 1868.

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Be it known that I, H. C. GLASGOW, of Cleveland, in the'county of Cuyahoga, and Stateof Ohipfhave invented a new and improved Gar-0oupling;l and [do hereby'declare that. thezfollowing is a full, elejar,'-ahd ,exaot description thereof, whiohwi'll enable those skilled in the art to make'and'use the sanie, reference being had to' the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure-1 represents a plan or top view of. m'y-im'proved car-coupling Y Y Figure2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same, taken on the plane or the line 2: z fig. 1.

Figure 3is a front view of the same. I 1

Figure 4 is a detailed side view of the coupling-box.

Figure 5 is avertieal transverse section of Y the same, takenon the plane of the line 3 y, fig. 2.

Figure 6 is a detail horizontal section of the-same, taken on the plane of the line 2 z, fig. 3.

Figure 7 is a detail horizontal section of the same, take n on-the plane of the line 2:, fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new ear-coupling of that class in which the coupling-box ismadebackward-andforward ,movable, and its object is to so arrange-the eoupling-box,its connectionswi'th thecar-body, and the :onpling-pi n, thatrthecoupling-Hnk can be inserted from above or below, even if. the cars to be joined stand" close together, to prevent the clamping or fastening of the coupling-pin bythe insrtioninto the box of alink on the opposite car, and to-insure safety and convenience by the construction ofthe devices which connect the coupling-box with the car-body. I I

.The invention consists in such a construction-and combination of all the devices pertaining to the car-' coupling apparatus that the aforesaid objects may be attained. q

A, in the drawing, represents thewooden or other frameworkofa railroad-car of ordinary or suitable construction.

In this frame, a represents the transom b, the front cross-bar or sill.

d d'are the longitudinal beams connecting the transomawith the front hair or sill b, as is all clearly shown in ii 1. V To the under side of the two central beams '12 d are secured two timbers, c 0, between which the couplingbox is held. l

The timbers a a reach beyond the front bar 6, so as to form safety ohafing bloclis or bumpers for the car. They butt against the transom a, so as to be firmly held in position.

B represents the coupling-box. i I J t The sameis made of cast or other metal, and is about as wide as the distance between the timbers c c, as shown in fig. 3. From the sides of the box project flanges, e e, which fit respectively above and below the timbers a, so that the box is thus supported by and guided on and between the said timbers.

The projecting flanges e e, on either side ofthe box, are connected with each other by means of bent rods, ff, which are, with their ends, pivoted to the respective upper and lower flanges, and which fit around theoutside of the timbers a, as is clearly shown in fig. 3. a These rodsf prevent theboir from being drawn off the frame A ifthe car'gets of? the track or goes around a sharp curve. i The box B is, by means of one or more horizontal partitions, g, divided into two or more spaces, as shown in figs. 2 and 5, and is'secured in front or is part of a block, 0, which extends to the rear between the timbers c. i V If the block 0 is attached to the box B, I prefer to form theconn'eotion by means of IOdfl,rh h,.whioh fit 1 around the front edges of the top and bottom platesof the box and of the partition or partitions g, as shown,

said edges, as well as the sides of the box around which the rods It fit, being grooved for their reception, to prevent their displacement, as is clearly shown in figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5. I

The rear'ende of therods h are fastened in any suitablemanner to the block C.

The rear end of the blockC abuts against a block, D, which is, by means of links 2' 2', connected with the transom a in such a manner that it cannot be drawn ahead, but can be freely movedback, the links z fitting around the blockD and transom afas shown in fig", 2. v

On the block G are, by using a cross head, t, or otherwise, formed shoulders, jj, to enable links, k k, to be fitted around them, said links connecting the block 0 with a follower, E, as shown.

'Between the follower E and the block Dis interposed-a spring, F, which serves toreplace the couplingbox after it has been drz'twn ahead or pushed back.

The-operation of the parts is as follows;

If the coupling-box is drawn ahead, the followerwill be drawnforward-with it, while the block 1) will formafixed abutment, towards which thefollower'moves, and between which and the follower the spring F is compressed, v

- When the coupling-box is pushed backzby a collision of two oars,vits block, 0, will strike against the block D, which will be moved back against the spring, the'follower E forming the desired abutment, it being prevented I from moving back by means of stops-,1 l, which are eitber formed on the timbrscyor by blocks, m, that project forward from the transom a, as shown, or byboth.

l The spring F can be of suitable con'strhction, and, if desired, an elliptic spring may be employed.

In that case, it is arranged upright, shown in fig. 2, whereby the necessity of having the timbers c c far apart, to accommodate the length 'of'spring, is overcome.

The npper' plate, at, of the box is perforated, and the lower plate, 0, also, in such amanner that the couplingn linkcan be fitted from top or bottom and from the'renr into the coupling-box, as'is indicated by'red lines in fig. 2. coupling-link, the insertion of'such link is greatly facilitated, as the cars need not be drawn apart for that purpose.

Each of the partition-plates, g, as well as the bottom plate o,'is slotted, as shown in figs. 6 and 7, to allow the passage andbnck-and-forward motion of the coupling-pin G.--

. Upon each of the pletesg and o are formed stops, '2) p, for the end oi' the linkto strike against, to prevent the some from'reacbing and holding the pin G, so that it could not be drawn out in case the link from an opposite car enters the coupling-box in which the pin G is suspended.

The pin G is, by such motion of the link, pushed back in the-aforesaid slots, which extend far enough back to allow the pin-to be moved out of reach of the link.

Thecoupli-ng-pin has a-hook, r, formed on it, as shown, which, when the cars are coupled, fits over the link,

as infig. 2. Thereby the link is not only held in the box, but is also prevented fromtipping up with its inserted end, and is held in proper position to enter the box of an opposite car while the car is at rest. 7

As the upperplnte n of the box is perforated'so much that the pin-head cannot rest-on it, the head, 8, of the pin G will, when thecars are not coupled, rest on the lower plateg or 0, as is indicated in fig. 5.

- I claim osnemand desire to secure by. Letters- Patent.

Thereby, if two cars are in contact with each other without being'coupled, owing to the absence of a 1. The quadrangular metallic box B,'divided int o'two or more spaces by the horizontal partitions g, and

provided with flanges, e e, to which the bent b ars ff are pivoted, embracing the chafing-timbers c 0, whereby the box'is held between and guided upon said timbers, as herein shown and described.

2. The coupling-box-B, "w'ith or without theblock C, in cornbinat-ionwith the block D, follower E, links 2' and is, spring F and stop I orm, allmnde and operating substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and described g So arranging. the'top and bottom plates, n and o, of 'a coupling-box, by perforating the same, that the coupling-link can be inserted from the rear, substantially as herein shown and described.

H. C. GLASGOW.

Witnesses WM. F. McNAMARs, .ALEX F. Ronnnrs. 

